Vontier

VNT · NYSE

$33.99+$0.82 (+2.47%)TodayMarket closed · Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET

Prev close $33.17

VNT analyst rating

BuyConsensus of 7 analysts over the last 12 months. 71% rate it a buy.

Strong buy0
Buy5
Hold1
Underperform1
Sell0

12-month price target · 11 analysts

Average $41.18 (+21.2% upside)

Low: $35.35
Now: $33.99
High: $51.21

Upgrades and downgrades

The latest rating actions, newest first

VNT analyst upgrades, downgrades and rating actions
Firm	Date	Action	Rating	Price target	Hit rate
Evercore ISI Group	Aug 11, 2026	Maintains	Outperform	$36.00 → $41.00	64%
Keybanc	Aug 7, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$35.00 → $40.00	50%
Keybanc	Jul 13, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$40.00 → $35.00	50%
Citigroup	May 8, 2026	Maintains	Buy	$50.00 → $44.00	63%
Barclays	May 8, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$50.00 → $45.00	65%
Keybanc	May 8, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$50.00 → $40.00	50%
Barclays	Apr 1, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$55.00 → $50.00	65%
Baird	Mar 30, 2026	Maintains	Neutral	$47.00 → $43.00	66%
Evercore ISI Group	Feb 23, 2026	Maintains	Outperform	$44.00 → $47.00	64%
Barclays	Feb 13, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$47.00 → $55.00	65%

The case for and against

Updated Oct 18, 2026

Bull case

Vontier is well positioned to benefit from secular demand in convenience retail and transportation mobility, with strong dispenser and aftermarket parts growth driven by site modernization, new store expansion, and replacement activity. Its 2Q revenue of $751 million beat expectations, EFS showed robust momentum, and management’s FY26 outlook implies adjusted EPS of $3.35-$3.50 with operating margin expansion of about 130 bps to 22.6% at the midpoint. The outlook is further supported by share repurchases, the EKOS acquisition, a roughly $15 million FY26 cost-savings target, and a differentiated integrated hardware-software offering that can support share gains and margin improvement.

Bear case

Vontier is facing a cautious fundamental setup because its growth assumptions remain modest, with revenue modeled to decline in FY26 before only a slight rebound in FY27, while operating margins are still expected to hover in the low-20% range. The company also posted core sales growth of just 1.7% year over year, yet its operating margin of 21.0% came in below both consensus and internal expectations and fell 70 basis points from the prior year. Management’s key risks—slower technology adoption, restructuring that could weaken talent and resources, and uncertainty around alternative-fuel adoption—suggest execution and demand visibility remain under pressure despite approximately $3.1 billion in 2025 sales.

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